Srinagar/New Delhi, Sept. 30 -- A top body of representatives in Leh on Monday pulled out of scheduled talks with the Union government on October 6 and another in Kargil said it was unlikely to join the negotiations as anger over the deaths of four people during a protest last week in Ladakh and the arrest of activist Sonam Wangchuk threatened to boil over. The dramatic announcement came on the sixth day of curfew in Leh, where the funerals of two of the four people killed last Wednesday - a Kargil war veteran and a local man - were held and local organisations called for the release of Wangchuk, who was held last week under the National Security Act. "We have unanimously agreed that the situation that is prevailing in Ladakh, keeping that in view, as long as peace is not restored and a conducive atmosphere is not created, we will not participate in any talks," said Thupstan Chhewang, the chairman of Leh Apex Body (LAB), one of the two bodies leading the Ladakh protests. "We will urge the home ministry, UT administration, and the administration to take steps to address the atmosphere of fear, grief and anger that is there," added the two-time former member of Parliament in a press conference in Leh. In Delhi, the other body leading the stir - the Kargil Democratic Alliance (KDA) - was unlikely to join the October 6 talks, a KDA official said, and added that the restoration of statehood in Ladakh and the implementation of the Sixth Schedule (which gives a region some level of autonomy) remained "non-negotiable." Sajjad Kargili, the chief of the KDA, said the people in Ladakh felt let down by the government's refusal to accept their demands, and that there was anger over the government's response to "peaceful protests" which led to the death of four civilians and injuries to 100 others. "The way bullets were fired, and many were injured, there should be some accountability... This is a big example of why we need democracy," Kargili said. The Union home ministry said the government was always open for dialogue on "Ladakh matters" with the two bodies at any time and was confident that continuous dialogue would yield the desired results in near future. "We would continue to welcome the discussion with ABL and KDA through the HPC on Ladakh or any such platform. The dialogue mechanism established with Apex Body Leh (ABL) and Kargil Democratic Alliance (KDA) through the High Powered Committee (HPC) on Ladakh has yielded good results till date in the form of increased reservations to the scheduled tribes of Ladakh, providing women reservation in LAHDCs and protection to local languages," the statement said. Chhewang said the LAB had to leave for talks on Monday but chose to opt out of them. "We are sad. Seeing the situation in Ladakh now, we have decided that till the situation improves, peace and a conducive atmosphere is established, we won't participate in any round of talks," he said. Co-chairman Chering Dorjay said that they demanded a judicial inquiry into the violence on September 24. "The excessive use of force against our youth, opening of indiscriminate firing, there should be a judicial inquiry led by a retired Supreme Court judge into this. This is our and the demand of the whole Ladakh. We have proof that CRPF opened fire without any warning and without the nod of a magistrate," Dorjay said. "Many of our youth have been caught on roads, thrashed and slapped with false charges and put in jails. These are students and are no criminals. The workers of LAB and Ladakh Buddhist Association (LBA) work on a volunteer basis. LBA vice president, our apex youth president, women president, joint secretary have been slapped with false cases. We demand revocation of their cases and their immediate release," he said. Violence flared up last Wednesday when four people were killed and around 100 injured in Ladakh during sweeping protests demanding full statehood for the Union territory and protections for jobs and land. Eyewitnesses said young protesters in their hundreds pelted stones, vandalised buildings and set the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) office and a police vehicle ablaze. Police said it had to resort to lathi charge and tear gas shells to disperse the protesters but activist Wangchuk said police used lethal weapons. The Union home ministry later said violence broke out at 11.30am on Wednesday and was brought under control by 4pm. On Friday, the police detained Wangchuk under the draconian NSA and flew him from Leh to Jodhpur....